Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
FREEHOF, SOLOMON BENNETT — (1892–1990), U.S. Reform rabbi, scholar, liturgist. Freehof, born in London, was taken to the United States in 1903 by his parents, who settled in Baltimore. The Freehof family name is derived from Freda, the daughter of Rabbi Shneur Zalman of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Solomon Freehof — Solomon Bennett Freehof (August 8, 1892 ndash; 1990) was a prominent Reform rabbi, posek, and scholar. Rabbi Freehof served as president of the Central Conference of American Rabbis and the World Union for Progressive Judaism. Beginning in 1955,… … Wikipedia
Jewish beliefs and practices in the reform movement — Jewish beliefs and practices have undergone dynamic changes and innovations in the reform movement of Judaism, known also as Progressive, Reform or Liberal Judaism. Due to its origins in Enlightenment era Germany, the reform movement has eyed… … Wikipedia
Jacob Zallel Lauterbach — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Lauterbach. Jacob Zallel Lauterbach est un intellectuel juif américain du XXe siècle (1873 1942), spécialisé dans la littérature midrashique et talmudique. Membre de l Hebrew Union College, il a également… … Wikipédia en Français
Walter Jacob — Rabbi Walter Jacob is a leader in Reform Judaism (North American) and an expert in the reform movement s approach to Jewish law (halakhah). A protege of Solomon Freehof, Jacob served at Rodef Shalom in Pittsburgh as an assistant rabbi (1955) and… … Wikipedia
RESPONSA — (Heb. שְׁאֵלוֹת וּתְשׁוּבוֹת; lit. queries and replies ), a rabbinic term denoting an exchange of letters in which one party consults another on a halakhic matter. Such responsa are already mentioned in the Talmud, which tells of an inquiry… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
OR AKIVA — (Heb. אוֹר עֲקִיבָא; Light of R. Akiva ), immigrant development town in the northern Sharon, 1½ mi. E. of caesarea . Construction of the town began in 1951 with the aim of providing permanent housing for the inhabitants of the Caesarea ma barah… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
HOMILETIC LITERATURE — The scope of this article extends from the Middle Ages to modern times (for the talmudic period see midrash , aggadah , and preaching ) and deals with the nature of the homily and works in the sphere of homiletic literature. For a discussion of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
PREACHING — In the Talmudic Period NATURE AND PURPOSE OF THE SERMON The sermon, delivered in the synagogue or in the house of study, mainly on Sabbaths and festivals, is a very ancient institution. Nothing is known of its beginnings. It may have originated… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Synagogue Rodef Shalom de Pittsburgh — 40° 26′ 53″ N 79° 56′ 37″ W / 40.44805556, 79.94361111 … Wikipédia en Français
